[allAfrica] Cape Town -- The 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo is finally here - a year after the Covid-19 pandemic delayed the games.

[Nation] The High Court has warned the police against unlawful or arbitrary arrests of suspects as a starting point for investigations.

[Premium Times] "He is due back by the second week of August 2021," Mr Buhari's spokesman said.

[Daily Trust] The Court D'Appal of Cotonou has ordered that Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho should be kept in prison custody pending investigation.

[UN News] At least half a million children under five in drought-afflicted southern Madagascar are on the verge of acute malnourishment, two UN agencies warned on Monday.

[Addis Standard] Addis Ababa -- Agegnehu Teshager, the president of Amhara Regional State, called on all eligible youth in the region to respond to the "Campaign for Survival" beginning from today. This new call to arms was preceded by an earlier sim...

[VOA] Mogadishu, Somalia -- Somalia's indirect election of lawmakers, expected to begin Sunday, was delayed once again as regional parliaments were not ready.

[VOA] Gaborone -- Botswana sent 296 troops to Mozambique Monday to join soldiers from other Southern African Development Community, or SADC, countries. The SADC troops are being deployed for the first time to quell a deadly Islamist insurgency in Cab...

[DW] Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara and his predecessor, Laurent Gbagbo, are meeting 10 years after a power struggle between the two saw 3,000 people die and Gbagbo banished. Could real reconciliation be in the cards?

[DW] The London embassy will close after the UK sanctioned the son of Equatorial Guinea's president last week. Britain has barred the president's son from entry and frozen his assets.

[ISS] With some member states' commitment to shared values at an all-time low, can the AU manage and prevent conflict?

[Nairobi News] The Nairobi-Mombasa highway is among the most dangerous roads in the world.

[East African] The only suspect in an alleged attempted assassination of Mali's interim President has died, authorities announced on Sunday.

[East African] Delay in the integration of former Darfur armed groups into the national military threatens the country's stability

[East African] The government and opposition in South Sudan are closing ranks after a group that opposed monitoring and verification mechanism agreed to a ceasefire.

[AI London] President Kais Saied's suspension of parliament and threat to personally oversee prosecutions of parliamentarians is 'alarming' Security services' raid on Al Jazeera's Tunis office heightens concerns 'The hard-won freedoms and human righ...

[Daily Trust] Gusau -- Bandits invaded Jaya settlements in Boko district of Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State on Monday, killing residents.

[Premium Times] The N983 billion (N982,729,695,343) budget had earlier been passed by the National Assembly.

[The Conversation Africa] Chatbots are becoming an integral part of service provision around the world. Chatbots are computer programs designed to simulate a conversation - both voice and text - with human users, especially over the internet. They ar...

[Namibian] CATHERINE 'Cathy' Namundjebo says she tries to suppress her emotions when making coffins.

[RFI] In a historic vote by the parliament in Sierra Leone Friday, lawmakers abolished the death penalty, following in the footsteps of more than 20 countries on the African continent who have already done so

[Premium Times] Mr Sowore shared the news of his release via a Whatsapp message on Monday.

[spotlight] The treatment of drug-resistant forms of tuberculosis (DR-TB) has been transformed over the last decade with treatment becoming more effective, safer, and treatment duration in many cases dropping to under a year. Even so, treatment can s...

[allAfrica] Over 20 million canned products including beans, sweetcorn, peas and spaghetti produced by Tiger Brands' Koo and Hugo have been recalled following the detection of defective side seams in cans.

[Monitor] At least 450 million people in Africa are projected to remain poor by 2030, according to a new report.

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- As of July 26 confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 6,467,841 while over 41,619,926 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.

[New Zimbabwe] Zimbabwenational tree planting Ambassador, Never Bonde, has expressed concern over the wanton cutting down of trees for firewood in the country.

[The Herald] Zimbabwe's aviation sector is set for a boom, with authorities indicating that more global airlines are looking to fly into the country.

[The Herald] Freedom Mupanedemo -- Midlands Bureau

[Premium Times] Nigeria's secret police, SSS, failed to produce Mr Kanu in court in Monday.